ZOOM CORPORATION
6694・Standard Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
The company has a company with an audit and supervisory committee structure. The Board of Directors consists of 7 members (including 3 outside directors, all of whom are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee), with an outside director ratio of approximately 43%. A Nomination and Compensation Committee, composed of 3 independent outside directors and the Representative Director and CEO (chaired by an independent outside director), has been established, and an executive officer system has also been introduced. The Board of Directors meets 14 times per year.
Risk Management
A management meeting chaired by the Representative Director & CEO is held once a week to report on company-wide risk management and deliberate response measures. One internal audit officer (reporting directly to the Representative Director & CEO) conducts periodic audits, and the company is also working on establishing compliance regulations and manuals, operating an internal whistleblowing system, and formulating a BCP through the BCP Committee.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥32 per share (year-end lump sum), maintaining the same level as the previous fiscal year. The actual dividend for FY2025 (ended December 2025) was also ¥32 per share (total dividends of ¥138 million). No share buyback has been disclosed.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥32 per share (¥0 at first-quarter end, ¥32 at year-end), the same as the previous fiscal year's actual result. The actual dividend for FY2025 (ended December 2025) was ¥32 per share annually (¥0 at second-quarter end, ¥32 at year-end). The policy targets a payout ratio of 30% or more as a guideline, with a progressive dividend policy of no dividend cuts, and dividends are basically paid once a year at year-end. There is no change to the dividend forecast relative to the full-year earnings forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) (earnings per share of ¥46.24).
ESG
On the environmental front, the company is promoting reduction of CO2 emissions during product transportation, environmentally conscious individual packaging design, and reduction of accompanying materials. On the human capital front, it introduced a multi-track personnel system in 2025, developed flextime and telework arrangements, and achieved a paid leave utilization rate of 99.6% and a childcare leave return rate of 100%. As targets for FY2027, it has set a paid leave utilization rate of 90% or higher and a turnover rate of 5% or lower.
Last updated: March 26, 2026